defense minister of egypt warns the latest political crisis could spark the collapse of his country, the biggest nation in the middle-east. the dire warning comes amid a day of violent protest it is, leaving 60 dead. muhammad morsi has declared a state of emergency, allowing the police to arrest and detain suspects indefinitely without any charges, the same tactic that mubarak used to crush the protest against him. we know how well that worked out. president morsi's opcisions is fighting to keep moderates and liberals out of the government. with 80 mill qlon people, egypt has the population of iraq, saudi arabia and syria combined. it plays a huge role in peace talks between palestinian leaders and the israel government. the united states gives egypt's military more than $1 billion every year. our -- what do we make of the marshal law? has that been imposed? >> reporter: gretchen, that warning from the defense minister, raising a lot of eyebrows and echoing a lot of concerns about egypt right now. there have been several days of ongoing protests and violent riots. muhammad morsi inst